Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nonverbal Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Internet Privacy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Communication defined as the process of sending and receiving messages that have meaning. Intrapersonal communication when you talk to yourself. Interpersonal communication an interactional process in which one person sends a message to another. For communication to qualify as interpersonal, at least two people must be involved. To be an effective communicator, you need to pay attention to both speaking and listening. Key elements include: (1) the sender, (2) the receiver, (3) the message, (4) the channel through which the message is sent, (5) noise or interference, and (6) the context in which the message is communicated. Receiver the person to whom the message is targeted. Message refers to the information or meaning that is transmitted from the sender to the receiver. Two important cognitive processes underlie the transmission of messages: speakers encode or transform their ideas and feelings into symbols and organize them into a message; re(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ers de(cid:272)ode or tra(cid:374)slate a speaker"s (cid:373)essage i(cid:374)to their own ideas and feelings.